Storm-shield.



R. A. GRIEFEN.

STORM SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED IEB. Is, 1913.

1,126,754. Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

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55E wiwi-n may eminem Be ii, known 'hn ciizen Ehe United Simms," Chicago, in iie County of @ook and il inois, have 'invenieci certain nen7 er. fui improvements in Sismi Snieio which the foiiowing is speciioniien..

This invenion ieiaes in gener iiieids and iias moie peiieuiai' it i eenoe iieiiis ndapie'ii for use! in @ennemi limousine aiiomobies, and me like, eeniA siee't, rain., snow,4 etc., einem' ieiffing egains ne from giass so as "ao Qbseue die fiveins ,vision.,

@ne of she primary oiajecis o1? iie inven-- 'Lion is is 'pi'nvide disappearing "iieici which can be heuseci Within ille ni fthe vehicle when not in use' and which een ne ieadiiy and quicldy arranged eneiniive position over ne fi'on ginss when ieqiiiieii.

'O'nenobjeots and idi'snsges of "he in vention 'Wili be reniiiiy n; paens n hose siziiiefi in iiie ari; as iaiie saine i iietei uneieiw snoai by reference te "ile 'foiion'ingg 'iesoiin `ion when Considered in eennecien with nccon'ipenying drawings, Y

Befeii'ing to {innings- Figime l 4is n. iafgmeniaiy 'front elevation 0i: 'iimousine equipped 4with my invenion; :ind 2 is s fi'agmen'tnry iongitudiniii secaionsi View be ien on die line Pf-2 of iis'. 1i.

designates fiile sides, 6 iie top and i die front of-a1 vehicle 'body eti usuai. censimefsion. The front giass or Window 8 is customarily mounted in guides at Jiie sides and is adapted to be lei; down into sisi 9.. when desii'ed, :i hinge@ strip oi covering il being empioyefi in holci iie "Window in posiiien and :liso eiose iiie iop ef 'the sist The @ms iius fm1 describeii may 4be of any nsiiff oi preferred consrucion.

in @oid and stomy Weather She sisef; :inizi snow have a enciency 53e ledge against and ieciL-s 'Mie freni iein sieei,

iei. io reseive eonnin iiie L sin 12. The iiion'i, of iiiis poeiies .ide-way when she siiieid is disposed is nomziiiy dosed by e einen 'preff singe@ :is i6 so than *che sinieiii is eniieiy concealed in the iop of the machine 'when u lin. the event @ii s stei'm9 0i whenever it y be (iesiizi'bie to niaiiize ine siiieiii the 'inw 8 msjgf "ne ieweefi s simr; distance so hat the @cannoni oi iie machine may ,fi/:ii oni, onen the dem i which may he cured by relations 2G or oheiwise to lie mine oi imm as shown, in doitefi lines in QL, and ben drew iie storm -snieid from ie nosiiien simnn in icuii iines so iiie per- "esiion indicniefi in doted.iines. S n'eiefefi the ion? i5 muv ie mmmef! on a swing nnqe "which normaily holds it in cieseci, position :ind-nine' door? insteadv 0i" being ini'lone in open position to the t0n. may egi'nins' the upper *face in@ ihe siiieini 'where is n'iii be neici nsinsi inttiin' by the force "fi @the spring hinge. it vwill iw observen iin the Tear edge of the shield frame is provided with si shoulder i? mizip'teii to anni; :against fami engage with 'iie boriy.

moiciingif 18 which is suimini shaped to siseeminofine 'iie siioilidei 17 which serves io i'enin iiie siiieifi in giosiion and ni'even' its siiding mit oi' the Docket. For the Vmnose oi preventing siee'. etc.. from driving in at iie ends of he siiieid. i prefer to nt- 'neh io ne siiieifi ends ,gusset inns i?? which` "when iie siiieifi isin onerntie, nosizion muy reason iim in wiiineimi: che passage of thai, have pz'oviesi s disappearing storm siieici whichq when 4not in use, is concenied in 'ine iop of 'the veiiiciei, ami, which can be enciiiji' Wiiiidrawn and disposed in opersi've 'position when require-(i Wiihont pgeitins; nui; @if ile 'machinee The shieid pro- P snow, ete., gasses isps protect the gisss at the ends of the sizieid, sn ine Whois construcfsion is 'Wiii be mnniiee'si; frein the foregoing top portion of the body above and inl rear of the wind shield and capable of being Yprojected forwardly over the top of the wind shield and tilted downwardly and forwardly across the lupper portion of said wind shield into shielding position, and means `to sup- 1 ort the ystorm shield in its operative position. i

'2. An automobile having a dri-vers seat, a transparent wind shield Ain front of the seat, and means for shielding the upper portion of eaid wind -shield against rain, sleet, hail, snow, etc., coglnprisng a guideway within the top portion of the'body and opening. forwardly across the top shield, a storm shield us lidable the guideway and capable of being projected outwardly through the open front thereof -be- 'yond the transparent wind shield and tilted downwardly across the upper portion of -t-he xvi-nd shield into an operati-ve position,

and means to support the shield in its operative position.

8. A n automobile bool' .having a drivers seat, a 'transparent wind shield in front of the seat, and Vmeans for Yshielding the upper portion of said Wind shield against rain, sleet, hail, snow, etc., comprising .a rigid storm shield for of the Wind' the upper portion ofthe l wind shield, said storm shield being normally housedin `an operative position Within the top portion of the body, means to permit of the storm shield being moved out- ',wardly through the front of the body and across the top of the wind shield into an operative position with respect thereto, and stop means to limit the outward movement of the shield .when said shield has been brought into its operative position. said vstop means' permitting of the story shield being pus-hed back into its inoperative position within the top .of the automobile body.

4. An automobile body having a drivers seat, a transparent wind shield in front of the dri-vers -seat and capable of being lowered into an inoperative position, means for shielding the upper portion of said Wind shield against rain, s'leet, hail, snow, ete., and'oom-prising a rigid storm shield, the portionof the automobile bod-y being prolvided with a pocket located above the tofp of the transparent front for the reception of the storm vshield when not in usesaid p oelet opening forwardly over the top of the transparent front, .and la removable ,olosjy ure for the open front of the pocket and accessible from the interior of the body across the top of thel transparent front when. it is let down, said storm shieldvbeing slida-bly momited-in the pocket and capable of :b eing slid forwardly through the open front of the pocket and then tilted downwardly into ank operative position across the top portion of the transparent front, there being a stop projection on'the rear end portion of the shield for engagement with the upper side of the pocket/Tat the open end thereof to limit the forward movement of the shield when it has reached its operative position, RCHARD A. GRIEF EN. 'Witnesses IRA J, WILSON, M. A. Kwong.

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